Collin tried out for the University of Utah and Brigerland Honor Band. He made it this year .(Last year he didn't.) He had a grueling practice schedule last Thursday evening in Logan at USU, Friday all day, and early Sat. morning. Then in the late afternoon he performed for parents and family. It was amazing the talent these kids had it almost sounded like the Utah Symphony.

We had a very busy week the week of our 17th Anniversary. We had the mystery dinner we were in. We practiced twice that week. Then we had the day of the performanceon our Anniversary. Thursday our free night mark had to refree the young mens basketball. We just couldn't find the time to have a romantic outing. Mark came home from work on the day of our anniversary with these flowers for me. Mind you mark does not give me flowers very often. I can can count on one hand the times he has given them to. I think he wants them to be extra special when he does, plus he has a hard time spending that much money on them, as do I being thrifty . He told me: The white ones are for eternity.The red rose is for love. The carnations are your favorite.(They remind me of my late mother.)They are green for two reasons mostly to represent the St.Patricks day parade that we could see through the temple gates on our wedding day, and because it is your favorite color. I am married to a hopeless romantic> I am so lucky!

Today was Parker last Pinewood derby! He turns eleven in a few weeks. He made a chinese fire dragon. His car looked great, but he didn't win. He did get a cool twinkie car to eat afterwards!

Us together as Mr. and Mrs. Sugarbaker:

Yesterday the 12th Mark and I Were in the cast for the ward adult Murder Mystery Dinner. Mark played Big Daddy sugarbaker, who was murdered at the beginning of the play for his money. Mark also played Ashely Sugarbaker Big Daddy's youngest son. I played Ashley's wife Melanie Sugarbaker. We, the cast, had to interact with the audience in character and answer there questions to help them figure out "who done it". It was a lot of fun! We didn't have to memorize the play line for line we just had to make sure the audience new key facts. We played off the audience using their comments and actions. This is mark as Ashley Sugarbaker. Mark as Big Daddy: Beckee as Melanie Sugarbaker

Sariah Had A wax museum at school the other day. All the kids in the 2nd grade got to choose their hero,dress up like it and pretend to be it. We the parents and other grades walked down the hall and pushed their fake button and they talked about their hero. I saw Amelia Earheart, Benjamin Franklin, and many more. Sariah choose to be Sally Ride the first Female astronaut. Sariah is wearing her sally ride astronaut costume.

Picture of friend Brady Haviland. Sariah has found the love of taking pictures. When I told her no she anyway snuck my camera outside with her friend best friend Brady Haviland and took tons of silly pictures. I had to delelte over 50 pictures. I think I need to get her a kid one for her Christmas so she will stop taking mine.

This is one she took of Molly.

And this one of Parker. I kept the few that she really did a good job on and posted them for your viewing pleasure.

Mark was having fun with the girls the other night just before bed. When they were younger they hated being up side down, but they were just giggling and loving it. Last night when mark was putting the girls to bed after story time they got talking. Sairah said something about but dad your a boy you can't only girls can go. So how are we different? What makes you a girl and me a boy ? She thought and thought after a long pause she said well dad girls have fairy books and boys don't. We just laughed and laughed. He was trying to well you know open up a conversation. Apparently she was not ready yet! Collin said mom you must not be a girls cause you never had fairy books!